Members
of the journalist organization state that according to the recent
information, received from the correctional facility, groundless
penalties were issued to human rights defender Ales Bialiatski who is
serving his term there.

In
particular, the colony administration deprived him of the meeting
with his wife which was to have taken place in July. Moreover, he
wasn't allowed to receive a food parcel.

The Belarusian
Association of Journalists considers it as pressurization of the
human rights defender, connected to his civil position, not with the
violations which were allegedly committed by him.

That's why
the organization asks to abolish the imposed penalties and allow Ales
Bialiatski to meet with his wife Natallia Pinchuk as soon as
possible.

Moreover, on 4 August, the International Day of
Solidarity with the civil society of Belarus, BAJ again informed all
its foreign partners about the situation of human rights and the
rights of journalists in Belarus.